Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)

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Inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are characterized by inflammation of the wall of part of the digestive tract, linked to hyperactivity of the digestive system. There is no curative treatment of these diseases, but current drugs allow for most of the time a lasting control of the disease and a satisfactory quality of life outside outbreaks. Several lines of research are being developed to further improve existing treatments.